1. Monday March 21, 2016 Planner: You Need: Do Now:
HW: Finish Evolution BrainPop questions if not done today
You Need:
Today: Daily 5 - clear desks of all other things!
Do Now:
Take out Activity 94 so I can stamp and we can discuss Darwin and Lamarck’s theories

2. We will evaluate different theories as to how evolution occurs
Learning Target
We will evaluate different theories as to how evolution occurs

3. Discuss Act. 94
Have out a correcting pen to add/correct

4. Darwin vs. Lamarck

9. Brain Pop

10. Handout
Brain Pop Questions/Quizzes

11. Review BrainPop

12. HW: PUSH IN YOUR CHAIR PLEASE!!!

13. Tuesday March 22, 2016 Planner: You Need: Do Now:
HW: Will stamp Act 94 tomorrow for a grade
You Need:
Today: Daily 5
Do Now:
Trim and tape Act. 90 onto p. 81; analysis questions onto p. 80;
Bill Nye on p. 77 and BrainPop on p. 79

14. Learning Target
Examine fossils to find clues about organisms that lived in the past

15. 80 81

16. What is a paleontologist?

17. Paleontologists study fossils

18. Activity 90 – Prelab – p. F-11

19. Fossils - 8 fossils 2 at each lab station

20. Two Sets of Fossils Tables 1-4 – right side of the room
Tables 5-8– left side of the room
About 5 minutes at each station – two fossils – elbow pairs share -magnifiers in each box
Finished? – begin analysis questions

21. HW:Act. 94 stamped tomorrow
PUSH IN YOUR CHAIR PLEASE!!!

22. Activity 94: Meeting of Minds
Role Play in your groups:
Darwin
Reporter
Lamarck
Student
Answer questions

26. Wednesday March 23, 2015 Planner: You Need: Do Now:
HW: Finish Act. 90 Analysis Questions
You Need:
Today: Daily 5
Do Now:
Set up for Learning Check # 10 on p. 76 of NB
I will be coming around to stamp Act let me know if anything else needs stamping

27. Learning Target
Assess what we know of the 6th grade curriculum to date

28. Learning Check

29. Progress
Your own in back of notebook
Final Knowledge Map Test in June

30. Act. 94 Darwin versus Lamarck

31. Act. 94

32. Acquired versus Inherited Traits
Can acquired traits be inherited by offspring?

33. Natural Selection
Natural selection is the process where organisms with favorable traits (ex. Giraffes with long necks) are more likely to reproduce. In doing so, they pass on these traits to the next generation. Over time this process allows organisms to adapt to their environment.

34. Act. 94 Reflection Question

35. Fossil Observations Expect details in your lab Measurements
What the fossil looks like
What it reminds you of
Type of rock

36. Work on Analysis Act. 90

39. HW:Finish Act. 90 Analysis Questions
PUSH IN YOUR CHAIR PLEASE!!!

40. Thursday March 24, 2016 Planner: You Need:
HW: Tomorrow we meet in the library!
You Need:
Today: Daily 5- clear everything else
Do Now: Please take out Activity 90 for me to stamp; review it - add one more sentence to your lesson and be ready to discuss/correct together.

41. Learning Target
Examine fossils to find clues about organisms that lived in the past

42. Analysis Act. 90

45. BrainPops

46. BrainPop Handout
Trim and tape onto page 79

47. Finished? Add one sentence to one of the questions from Activity 90
Study your knowledge map - focus on Evolution section

48. HW: Tomorrow we meet in the library! PUSH IN YOUR CHAIR PLEASE!!!

49. Friday March 25, 2016 Planner: You Need:
HW: None
You Need:
Today: Daily 5- clear everything else
Do Now: Pick up the handout to go with the evolution video

50. Learning Target
Analyze fossil footprints to study behavior of animals that were alive millions of years ago

52. HW: None
PUSH IN YOUR CHAIR PLEASE!!!

53. Monday March 28, 2016 Planner: You Need:
HW: Finish Activity 91 questions
You Need:
Today: Daily 5- clear everything else
Do Now: Trim and tape Activity 91 onto p